Hoseas 8
1 Basunen for din Gane! Som en Ørn over Herrens Hus! fordi de have overtraadt min Pagt og forbrudt sig imod min Lov.
[SET] the trumpet to thy mouth. As an eagle [he cometh] against the house of the LORD: because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.
2 Til mig raabe de: Min Gud! vi, Israel, kende dig.
They shall cry unto me, My God, we Israel know thee.
3 Israel har forkastet det gode; Fjenden forfølge ham!
Israel hath cast off that which is good: the enemy shall pursue him.
4 De have indsat Konger, men ikke fra mig; de have indsat Fyrster, men jeg vidste det ikke; de have gjort sig Afguder af deres Sølv og deres Guld, for at det kan udryddes.
They have set up kings, but not by me; they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.
5 Din Kalv, Samaria! er forkastet, min Vrede er optændt imod dem, hvor længe? de taale ikke Renhed.
He hath cast off thy calf, O Samaria; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?
6 Thi af Israel er ogsaa den, en Mester har gjort den, og den er ikke en Gud; men til Splinter bliver Samarias Kalv.
For from Israel is even this; the workman made it, and it is no God: yea, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
7 Thi Vind saa de, og Storm høste de; Korn paa Roden have de ej, Grøden giver ikke Mel, og om den end giver det, skulle fremmede opsluge det.
For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: he hath no standing corn; the blade shall yield no meal; if so be it yield, strangers shall swallow it up.
8 Opslugt er Israel; nu ere de blevne iblandt Hedningerne som et Kar, hvortil ingen har Lyst.
Israel is swallowed up: now are they among the nations as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.
9 Thi de droge op til Assyrien som et Vildæsel, der gaar sine egne Veje; Efraim tingede om Elskov.
For they are gone up to Assyria, [like] a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
10 Men tinge de iblandt Folkene, saa vil jeg dog nu samle dem; og de skulle begynde at mindskes under Trykket af Fyrsternes Konge.
Yea, though they hire among the nations, now will I gather them; and they begin to be minished by reason of the burden of the king of princes.
11 Thi Efraim byggede mange Altre til at synde ved; han har faaet Altre til at synde ved.
Because Ephraim hath multiplied altars to sin, altars have been unto him to sin.
12 Jeg skriver ham mine mangfoldige Love; de ere blevne agtede som noget fremmed.
Though I write for him my law in ten thousand [precepts], they are counted as a strange thing.
13 Som Ofre, de bringe mig, ofre de Kød og æde; Herren finder ikke Behag i dem; nu vil han komme deres Misgerning i Hu og hjemsøge deres Synder; de skulle komme tilbage til Ægypten.
As for the sacrifices of mine offerings, they sacrifice flesh and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not: now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins; they shall return to Egypt.
14 Og Israel forglemte sin Skaber og byggede Paladser, og Juda opførte mange faste Stæder; men jeg vil sende Ild i hans Stæder, og den skal fortære hans Paladser.
For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and builded palaces; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the castles thereof.
